TheHarvesterlookedatherquizzicallyandsawagleamofmischiefintheusuallydulldarkeyesthatdelightedhim。
``Thatisthecustomarysuppositionwhenhefindsvoice，’’hesaid。``Butsincethishasbecomeyourhome，youareboundtolearnsomeofmysecrets。OneofthemItrytoguardisthefactthatAjaxhasatemper。Nomydear，heisnotalwayssendingawireless，Iamsorrytosay。Iwishhewas！Asamatteroffactheisventinghisdispleasureatanydifferenceinourconditions。Hehateschange。Helearnedthatfromme。Iwillenjoyseeinghimcomeforfavourayearfromnow，asIlearnedtocomeforit，evenwhenIdidn’tgetmuch，andtheroadlaywestofOnabasha。Ajax，stopthat！There’snousetoobject。Youknowyouthinkthathorseisnicecompanyforyou，andthattwocanfeedyoumorethanone。Don’tbeahypocrite！Ceasecryingthingsyoudon’tmean，andlearntolovethepeopleIdo。Comeon，oldboy！’’
Thepeacockcame，butwithfeatherscloselypressedandsteppingdaintily。Asthebirdadvanced，theHarvesterretreated，untilhestoodbesidetheGirl，andthenheslippedsomegraintoherhandandsheofferedit。
ButAjaxwouldnotbecoaxed。Hewastoofatandwellfed。Hehaughtilyturnedandmarchedaway，screamingatintervals。
``Nastytemper！’’commentedtheHarvester。``Nevermind！Hesoonwillbecomeaccustomedtoyou，andthenhewillloveyouasBelshazzardoes。Feedthedovesinstead。Theyarefriendlyenoughinallconscience。